The WorldTour racing team Movistar switched component sponsors at the end of 2019. The team, in its various incarnations lasting nearly 40 years, had ridden on Campagnolo components. No longer. Campy is out. SRAM and […]
People really dislike being lectured. Except when they don’t. We’re awash in people telling us our business. It starts young, and goes on until you die. One of the more striking things in the movie […]
Cheating can pay. Especially if you can live with yourself. Jonathan Vaughters can. It’s a skill he seems particularly good at. His skill set seems to include a considerable amount of charm, ruthlessness, and impeccable […]
A bicycle helmet might protect your head. But it doesn’t make you safer. This isn’t news to cyclists. We live the reality that no matter how perfectly we comport themselves, no matter how well we […]
Socrates is alleged to have declared, “ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ” Or, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” At first, the declaration seems pedantic. That the only way to live is by […]
He wants to go to space. It’s not a joke. The world’s wealthiest person is putting his money into space exploration. Bezos puts about one billion dollars of his Amazon stock a year into it. […]
Minimalism is for rich people. I love the idea of having a living space with less stuff in it. It seems like it might be easier to think and relax in places where you don’t […]
When I was in high school, a teacher commented that he thought there’d be fewer car crashes if there were no windshields on cars. At least that’s how I remember it. I believe the reasoning […]
The designers and boosters are in the driver’s seat. Perspective depends on where one sits and what one needs to do. As the old adage goes, to a hammer, everything is a nail. Variations of […]
Aero is fast. This skinsuit is designed for all day riding. Nearly everyone likes increased efficiency on the bike. The reduction in wasted effort can result in either riding at the same speed with less […]
